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yesterday, white house spokesman jay carney said mr. obama has had over the last few weeks, quote, extensive consultations, unquote, with leaders especially in the arab world. >> the predent obviously got a busy schedule. he has a busy schedule all the time. you know, it is a fact that he has in recent weeks been intensively engaged in matters of foreign affairs, and that's part of being president. >> republicans have latched on to this scheduling comment saying mr. obama has had time to tape an interview yesterday with the women of "the view" but not talk with world leaders, especially benjamin netanyahu, who arrives tomorrow in new york. keeping him honest we checked and the official white house schedule shows a campaign appearance tomorrow and nothing else all week. joining us, senior political analyst, david gergen and fareed zakaria. the president has time for "the view" but not for meetings with world leaders. why would the white house open itself up to this kind of criticism so close to an election, especially considering all tha
yesterday, white house spokesman jay carney said mr. obama has had over the last few weeks, quote, extensive consultations, unquote, with leaders especially in the arab world. >> the predent obviously got a busy schedule. he has a busy schedule all the time. you know, it is a fact that he has in recent weeks been intensively engaged in matters of foreign affairs, and that's part of being president. >> republicans have latched on to this scheduling comment saying mr. obama has had...
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as we said, mr. obama made news as well. joining us to talk about it, paul begala, advising the leading pro-obama super pac. also republican strategist alex castellenos. paul, even though it seems like romney has pretty much been all over the map when it comes to people without insurance in turning to the emergency room for basic care, does a flip-flop or change in position on an issue like this really resonate with voters? >> i actually have never been one as a democratic strategist and i advise the super pac that's trying to defeat governor romney and re-elect the president, so i have a dog in this hunt. we never attacked him for the flip-flopping not because we think he's not but it's more important to show the damage he would do to the mile class. that's the problem here. once again he seemed to be really out of touch, really callous about people who don't have health insurance, who might have a heart attack and die. he says well, they don't die in their apartment. actually, they do sometimes, governor. there was a harva
as we said, mr. obama made news as well. joining us to talk about it, paul begala, advising the leading pro-obama super pac. also republican strategist alex castellenos. paul, even though it seems like romney has pretty much been all over the map when it comes to people without insurance in turning to the emergency room for basic care, does a flip-flop or change in position on an issue like this really resonate with voters? >> i actually have never been one as a democratic strategist and...
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we have also as mr. romney requested last night included both the question and his answer so you can better decide what to make of it all. watch. >> for the past three years, all anybody's been told is don't worry, we'll take care of it. how are you going to do it? two months before the election, to convince everyone you have to take care of yourself? > there are 47% who are vote for the president no matter what. there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe they are victims, who believe the government has the responsibility to care for them, who believe that they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it, but it's an entitlement. and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. and the president starts off with 48, 49, he starts off with a huge number. these are people who pay no income tax. 47% of americans pay no income tax so our message of low taxes doesn't connect. >> mr. romney went on to say quo
we have also as mr. romney requested last night included both the question and his answer so you can better decide what to make of it all. watch. >> for the past three years, all anybody's been told is don't worry, we'll take care of it. how are you going to do it? two months before the election, to convince everyone you have to take care of yourself? > there are 47% who are vote for the president no matter what. there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who...
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obama was speaking coll ok woracolloquial. ben wedeman on the ground for us. homeland security adviser fran townsend with us. our national security contributor and member of the external advisory committee. she visited egypt with her employer. and we have a fellow at stanford hoover institution is that firing in the background right now? >> actually, anderson, that is protesters firing fireworks in the direction of security forces which are literally right below this balcony and this is happening sort of on an hourly basis throughout the day and well into the night. >> so what is the atmosphere like? and is this still about that video? >> it is. i mean, we spent some time speaking to the protesters and that obviously -- that video is what they acclaim or explain is the reason for their presence outside of the embassy. but as i've seen in previous clashes here in cairo, a dynamic sets in, where it's really a fight between basically young men who are sort of high on adrenaline against the security forces, and sort of the politics seems to disappear. but obviousl
obama was speaking coll ok woracolloquial. ben wedeman on the ground for us. homeland security adviser fran townsend with us. our national security contributor and member of the external advisory committee. she visited egypt with her employer. and we have a fellow at stanford hoover institution is that firing in the background right now? >> actually, anderson, that is protesters firing fireworks in the direction of security forces which are literally right below this balcony and this is...
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obama was speaking col low quee alley, not literally. that fuzzy language with the pictures we are getting from cairo and beyond. a lot to talk about on many different fronts. ben wedeman is on the ground in cairo, fran counsel setownsend , the member of the cia external advisory committee. also with us fowadi, senior fellow at stanford institution. >> ben, is that firing in the background right now? >> reporter: actually, anderson, what that is is protesters firing fireworks in the direction of security forces which are literally right below this balcony. this is happening sort of on an hourly basis throughout the day and well into the night. >> so what is the atmosphere like? is this still about that video? >> it is. we have spent some time speaking to the protesters. that obviously, that video is what they acclaim or explain is the reason for their presence outside the embassy but as i've seen in previous clashes here in cairo, a dynamic sets in where it is really a fight between basically young men who are sort of high on adrenaline
obama was speaking col low quee alley, not literally. that fuzzy language with the pictures we are getting from cairo and beyond. a lot to talk about on many different fronts. ben wedeman is on the ground in cairo, fran counsel setownsend , the member of the cia external advisory committee. also with us fowadi, senior fellow at stanford institution. >> ben, is that firing in the background right now? >> reporter: actually, anderson, what that is is protesters firing fireworks in the...
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in nevada, mr. obama has a two-point lead which is within the margin of error and in north carolina, the president also leads by two points. now, nationwide, he leads or is tied in just about every major poll unless you believe the complaints of a growing number of republicans who say the polling is skewed in favor of the president. there's even a website called unskewedpolls.com that takes all those same polls that show president obama leading and claims to correct the bias, turning romney deficits into commanding romney leads. the idea behind it is simple. all polls base the outcome on what pollsters believe the electorate will look like, how many democrats versus how many republicans they think will actually turn out. getting that partisan makeup wrong can tilt the predictions. the people that don't believe the polls say this time, pollsters think the 2012 electorate will look a lot like 2008 and this they say is wrong. notice i said this time. back in 2004, democrats complained that the polls wh
in nevada, mr. obama has a two-point lead which is within the margin of error and in north carolina, the president also leads by two points. now, nationwide, he leads or is tied in just about every major poll unless you believe the complaints of a growing number of republicans who say the polling is skewed in favor of the president. there's even a website called unskewedpolls.com that takes all those same polls that show president obama leading and claims to correct the bias, turning romney...
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you'll recall mr. romney is heard saying that nearly half of americans will vote for president obama before they rely on government support. mother jones magazine obtained the tape a short time ago. mr. romney spoke briefly to reporters. he said the tape in question captured moments from a q & a session. he said he was talking about the process of winning votes and said his remarks were intended to highlight the differences between his and president obama's approach to government. >> good evening. i understand that there's a video that's been on the internet for a few weeks that has attracted some attention, and i thought i'd make some comments about it. apparently it's got a snip et of a question-and-answer session at a fund-raiser event. it doesn't capture the question, so i don't know precisely what was asked. whoever has released the snippets. i would appreciate it if they would release the whole tape so we can see all of it. the president starts off with a large number of the voters, 47, 48, 49 pe
you'll recall mr. romney is heard saying that nearly half of americans will vote for president obama before they rely on government support. mother jones magazine obtained the tape a short time ago. mr. romney spoke briefly to reporters. he said the tape in question captured moments from a q & a session. he said he was talking about the process of winning votes and said his remarks were intended to highlight the differences between his and president obama's approach to government. >>...
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this afternoon, in response to an obama attack on mr. romney's israel remarks, romney campaign spokesman ryan williams sent an e-mail saying this, today, obama campaign spokesperson ben labolt attacked mitt romney on a debunked "mother jones" tape. a debunked "mother jones" tape. remember that. he is referring to the obama's spokesman calling him out for saying this. >> how do you think the palestinian problem would be solved? what are you going to do about this? >> i look at the palestinians not wanting to sea peace over political purposes. we live with that in china and taiwan. all right? we have a potentially volatile situation but we sort of live with it and we kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately somehow, something will happen and resolve it. >> this afternoon, ryan williams, the romney spokesman deliberately truncated that clip to leave out the part that he said that the palestinians might come around. he writes, politico reported that mother jones video was selectively edited to give a false impression about mitt
this afternoon, in response to an obama attack on mr. romney's israel remarks, romney campaign spokesman ryan williams sent an e-mail saying this, today, obama campaign spokesperson ben labolt attacked mitt romney on a debunked "mother jones" tape. a debunked "mother jones" tape. remember that. he is referring to the obama's spokesman calling him out for saying this. >> how do you think the palestinian problem would be solved? what are you going to do about this?...
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mr. romney was complaining about this statement put out by the u.s. embassy in cairo before the embassy was attacked by angry mobs. the statement read in part "the ambassador of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. we firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others." mr. romney's suggestion was the statement was the obama administration's response to the assault and the deadly attack in benghazi. no evidence that it was approved by the white house. a number of tweets were sent by the embassy in. according to a number of current and former service workers, the white house doesn't routinely vet tweets sent out by embassies. in fact, the white house disavowed the statement after it had been sent. mr. romney said it was a response. it's important to point out it came out befo
mr. romney was complaining about this statement put out by the u.s. embassy in cairo before the embassy was attacked by angry mobs. the statement read in part "the ambassador of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. we firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others."...
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very quickly, mr. mayor, the governor has criticized president obama for ordering his administration not to deport children who are in the country illegally saying it was a political move. was it strictly a political move? >> absolutely not. you can't have it both ways. he says he doesn't want to mass deport 11 million people, but he wants to make conditions so miserable, so intolerable, so oppressive that they self-deport. no country in the world has ever deported 12 million people. the fact of the matter is the president did the right thing, that reflected his values, reflected the fact that these kids are going to contribute mightily to the nation. what i would hope is, and i've said this before, that we ought to work on a bipartisan basis to pass comprehensive immigration reform now. get it out of the campaign. get it out of the discussion. let's work together now to do that. >> don't hold your breath. that's not going to happen. >> i agree with you -- sorry? >> i was going to say, unfortunately we
very quickly, mr. mayor, the governor has criticized president obama for ordering his administration not to deport children who are in the country illegally saying it was a political move. was it strictly a political move? >> absolutely not. you can't have it both ways. he says he doesn't want to mass deport 11 million people, but he wants to make conditions so miserable, so intolerable, so oppressive that they self-deport. no country in the world has ever deported 12 million people. the...
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mr. romney has taken pains to say he wasn't really talking about those in that 47% who don't pay federal income taxes because they're seniors or serving in the military. he does, however, seem to be talking about welfare recipients and people on food stamps and other forms of government assistance. keeping them honest, though, he's now making at least one exception for people who fall into that category, people like his parents. >> they came back to the united states and my dad had to get help, financial help, the government helped his family to be able to get on their feet again. by the way, that's the way america works. >> there's also video from back when george romney was running for office and facing charges that he was wealthy and simply out of touch. this is mitt romney's mother, lenore, back in 1962. >> you know, we've only owned our home for the last four years. he was a refugee from mexico. he was on relief, welfare relief for the first years of his life, but this great country
mr. romney has taken pains to say he wasn't really talking about those in that 47% who don't pay federal income taxes because they're seniors or serving in the military. he does, however, seem to be talking about welfare recipients and people on food stamps and other forms of government assistance. keeping them honest, though, he's now making at least one exception for people who fall into that category, people like his parents. >> they came back to the united states and my dad had to get...